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Playmate of the Year by Zebrahead
Playmate of the Year is an album by Zebrahead, released in 2000. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Playmate of the Year”, on 1 list with a best position of #78.
Playmate of the Year, Zebrahead's third album, hit shelves on Columbia on August 22, 2000, and it wears its frat-party grin right on the sleeve: the cover stars model Jodi Ann Paterson, Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 2000, which is exactly where the title comes from. Howard Benson produced, and he keeps everything shiny, loud and built for a sunburned crowd.
The La Habra crew splits the mic two ways. Ali Tabatabaee raps the verses while Justin Mauriello sings the hooks and plays rhythm guitar next to lead guitarist Greg Bergdorf, with Ben Osmundson on bass and Ed Udhus on drums. The result sits squarely between rap rock and pop-punk; Exclaim! pegged it as a cross between Limp Bizkit's rap-punk and Lit's sugary punk, and that's about right. Wedged between Waste of Mind and Stupid Fat Americans, it's the sound of a band that knows exactly who it's playing to and aims every chorus straight at them.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Playmate of the Year on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playmate of the Year | 1 | #78 | – | 2000 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.